- Maker
- Buchanan, Elizabeth (age 11)
- Date made
- 1792
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Rococo, tent, Straight, Filling.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets. Numbers. Simple cross bands. Lower half of sampler has a lattice type flower design. Upper portion of sampler is unfinished.
- Inscription
- Elizabeth Buchanan her Sampler made / in the Eleventh year of her age September / the 12th Anno Domini 1792 / THIS WORK IN HAND / MY FRIENDS MAY HAVE / WHEN I AM DEAD AND / LAID IN THE GRAVE //
- Length Without Frame
- 17.625"
- Width Without Frame
- 13.00"
- Historical Owner
- #27795
- Owner
- Mercer Museum, Doylestown, PA
- Owner Private
- Mercer Museum
